Amazing Spider-Man Movie Rumors and Easter Eggs: Thomas Fireheart, aka The Puma

[SW3D]

Well, I woke-up this morning to find my Amazing Spider-Man 256, 9.2 Original Owner Copy Newsstand Edition just sold on eBay! What? That was random? Or was it?

 

Last night, before the purchase, I received an e-mail from one buyer interested in my copy asking if I could reduce the already discounted price of $49. And I thought about it and counter-offered offering $45. And I explained to the interested party, at $45 I would just break-even.

 

Well, lo and behold, another buyer comes in out-of-nowhere and just swooped-in and bought the comic outright at $49!

 

And I'm like... "What? What the heck is going on? Why the fuss over Amazing Spider-Man 256? And why my particular copy at 9.2? Like... nobody wants a 9.2 in this cynical 9.8 day and age!"

 

So I do what I always do when I'm in a quandary... I go to Google to find my answers. ?

 

And guess what? Apparently the internet is abuzz with movie rumors and Easter Eggs about the one-time Spider-Man villain Thomas Fireheart, aka the Puma.

 

Here's the site that started it all: http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/72012128469/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-smash-the-tail-of-a

 

And here's another one recapping what it may mean: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Amazing-S...Puma-40926.html

 

Thankfully I still have Amazing Spider-Man 257, the Puma's 2nd Appearance I bought back in 1984, and at a higher grade, 9.4, with White Pages, and the distinction of Newsstand Edition. Here's a link to my eBay site: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazing-Spiderma...Comic_Books&;hash=item4176affc39

 

Yes, I know what you're thinking... "It's selfish to self-promote your wares", but if I've learned anything from the masters of self-promotion, Stan Lee and Steve Jobs, it's necessary to toot your own horn to get a-"head" in life (pun intended: read on). So ain't nobody gonna toot or "blow" it for you unless you pay them! Am I right Eliot?

 

If any kiddies are reading...sorry for the toilet humor.

 

Ironically, I was person_without_enough_empathying to Meshuggah last night about having wrapping fatigue from X-Mas, and being a lazy bear in hibernation mode not wanting to get out and move from my humble abode. Now I gotta bubble wrap and package the comic, and schlep it to the Post Office in the snow. It's freezing out! Does anyone have a snowmobile I can borrow?

 

Anyway... I'm going to continue to MANstruate and state that I'm also cranky that my original owner copy of Amazing Spider-Man didn't get a much higher grade than it deserved. Take a look at the photo and tell me if it looks better than a 9.2? It's well centered and I can't detect a blemish on it. And many of you all know, I'm against pressing... so this beauty of a 30 year old comic looks the way it does without "restorative intervention" (please don't kill me on that one... it's just my humble opinion... and I'm Manstruating!... Why? Cause my Cowboys were knocked out of the f*cking playoffs and it sucks to see NFL playoff games that your forced to root for someone else's team! Damn! Easy Spidey! Easy Spidey! Take it Easy!).

 

Tnerb... if you are reading this... good luck to the Eagles... they deserve their spot in the playoffs! And to Tony Romo... wherever you are... Get Well Soon Brother! I know everyone dogs you for your valiant and sometime miscalculated gun-slinging efforts (myself included), but I do want to say, thank you for your hard work! It can't be easy with injuries and concussions and playing a sport that's designed to knock you on you're ! I really hope to see you back! Get well soon! And to the Dallas Cowboys Team as whole (includes Jerry Jones)... thank your for all the nail biting moments. Although it seems we always come out on the losing end of the stick, at least its never a dull moment with you guys. And honestly... I love that! Many teams can't say that. Watching their games can be SO F*CKING BORING! The Cowboys always make it EXCITING! Thank you... I'm still a fan... always and forever! America's Team!

 

Alright... nuff said... gonna get out of bed and go to the post office. I'll probably more to my peeps at USPS until I've exercised the demons!

 

Thank God it's Saturday!

 

SW3D

 

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[Ogami]

I've always loved the Puma, but in these PC times we live in, there's no way he makes it to the big screen without huge rewrites.

 

Doesn't he derive his powers simply due to his heritage? There's no way that sticks around.

[kaholo1256]

ts an awesome issue and had no idea they were looking to Easter Egg him in there. Sony is really trying hard to throw every character into this one in what looks to be n attempt to not allow anyone else to play with the Spider-verse characters.

 

Anyways a beauty of book and while we may not share the same views on restoration to do or not to do I can say that who ever bought it got it at a sweet deal.

 

As for Football at least you have a decent season to watch along with Tnerb and his post season promises. I'm still stuck a lowly Raider fan without a winning season in over 10 years now. Funny how we fire the two coaches who get us to .500 for a season only to turn around and fire them for a guy who has yet to get us close and then stick by his coaching of a standard of mediocrity and no longer excellence. One day maybe.

 

Congrat's on the sale and hopefully the next one will go just as easily once the snow melts.

[mzhammer]

You can root for the Chargers!!!! (If they were a comic character this year, it would be Longshot.)

[kaholo1256]

Being a California native you know I absolutely couldn't possibly do that being a card carrying member of the Raider Nation and still be able to paint my hair and face Silver and Black. In fact if my team ever had a comic it would probably be cooking with Mojo then to follow after your Longshot. I don't see us getting better this coming year nor do I see it the year after, but who knows maybe we will eventually cut sling with our current coach and find someone who can get me to one game over .500 next year.

[meshuggah]

Your book looks really good. 9.2 seems a little low looking at it. But I've misjudged plenty of my own books.

 

Now on to football. My redskins are a joke this year and aside from a few aberrations, have been for the last decade plus. We seem to emulate Oakland with quick and retarded coaching hires. I do think Oakland will start improving now that they have their cap problems fixed. Dallas just seems to somehow mismanage some pretty good players. Romo is still your best option at qb. But he makes some of the biggest mistakes at the worst times. I just can't believe how crappy the whole NFC east was this season. Better luck next year.